Whether you just like to listen to music while you work, you want to make sure you hear someone sneaking up behind you while you play, you need to video conference with colleagues, or you just want to make sure you can hear and be heard in your favorite multiplayer games, you'll need a good headset—one with great audio, crystal clear voice quality, and one that's comfortable and well built. Last week, we asked you which models and brands you thought were the best. Then we took a look at the top five headsets with attached microphones, and put them to an overall vote. Now we're back to crown the champion.

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This one was a close vote, but at the end of the day, Sennheiser took the top spot with 34% of the vote, thanks to its PC and HD headset models, most notably the PC 360 and PC 350, some of your favorites. In second place with 25% of the votes cast was Logitech, its G35 and G930 leading the way as some of your most recommended devices in the comments. Right behind Logitech in third place with 15% was Steelseries, specifically the Siberia v2 and the 7H, the former coming highly recommended and the latter being the topic of some debate and discussion. In fourth place, hot on Steelseries' heels with 14% of the vote was Astro, with the A30 and A40 audio systems coming in highly recommended by the people who own them. Bringing up the rear with 12% of the votes cast was Plantronics, with many of you pointing out that it's a great company that's made its way from "cheap, flimsy business headset maker" to high-end desktop audio company, with specific praise for its Gamecom line of headsets.

The Hive Five is based on reader nominations. As with most Hive Five posts, if your favorite was left out, it's not because we hate it—it's because it didn't get the nominations required in the call for contenders post to make the top five. We understand it's a bit of a popularity contest, but if you have a favorite, we want to hear about it. Have a suggestion for the Hive Five? Send us an email at tips+hivefive@lifehacker.com!